Spring-support for automobiles



J. KLEIN.

SPRING SUPPORT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLlCATlOH FILED MAR 12, 1920.

1,3? 1,904. Patented Mar. 15, 1-921.

avwewtoz (John GUM" c4 4 UNITED STATES JOHN KLEIN, OF WASHINGTON,DISTBTCT oEfcoLUMBIAa SPRING-SUPPORT FOR AUTOMOBILES;

Application filed March 12, 1920. Serial No. 365,258.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, J OHN KLEIN, citizen of the United States, residingat Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Spring-Supports for Automobiles; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in spring supportsand more particularly to a spring support for automobiles; it has forits primary object to provide means for supporting an auxiliary springto convert a chassis of a well-known type of automobile into a truckchassis.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a springsupport for the auxiliary spring as shall operate in position with thespring support ordinarily used upon such type of automobile and carrysuch support directly from the ordinary spring support, the regularspring remaining'supported andsuspended as it comes from the factory. r

A further object of the invention provide an improved means forattaching an auxiliary spring to the support, whereby the support ofsuch springs will equalize.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of anauxiliary spring support whereby should any of the parts thereof becomebroken, they can be readily removed and replaced by new ones.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the novel features and construction, thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth,pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the rear end of achassis, illustrating my improved auxiliary spring support appliedthereto,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved auxiliary spring support,

Fig. 3 is an end elevation showing the manner of application, and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation partly in section, the section being taken onthe line 4:4t of Fig. 3 and lookingin the direction of the arrow.

is to I have illustrated my improved auxiliary spring support asattached to a popular type of automobile chassis, thec-hassis includingthe rear axle 1, the gear housings 2 and-the main body of the chassis 3.The main body orlower ends of the links 7. These links 7.

are supported for pivotal movement upon the ends of a pivot bolt 8extending through:

the transverse portion of the perch 9.

The perch 9 is in general use upon a par- Specification of LettersPatent. Patel 1118a M31315, 1921. 'i

The outer ends of the ticular and popular type of automobile forsupporting the outer ends of the automobile springs 5. comprises aT-shaped body having a shank 10 adapted to extend, through. aperforated. enlargement 11 of the brake housing 12 and This perch in itsconstruction is threaded upon its inner end as shown at 18, whereby anut 14 can be readily attached thereto to securely mount the perch 9upon the brake housing' As stated heretofore,

the pivot bolt 8 extends through the transverse outer end of the perch 9andis pro Theends of the transverseportion; of the 1 perch 9 arematerially reduced and mounted thereon are suitable collars 16 whichtend to bring the reduced portions up to a size to correspond with theends of the central vided with a nut 15 to securely retainthe part ofthe transverse portion of the perch,

as will be noted in Fig. 4.

My improved auxiliary spring support which is illustratedin perspectivein' Fig.

2 is mounted upon the ends of thisperch 9 r and supported 1n position bymeans' of the H U-bolts 17. These U-bolts 17 areadapted to embrace theends of the perch 9 and the ends thereof extend upwardly throughsuitable openings formed in the bearing plate 18 adjacent each endthereof. 'Nuts19 are then.

threaded upon the upper ends .of the bolts 17 to rigidl retain thebearing plate in position upon t e upper face of the perch 9.

This bearing plate 18 is preferably rec tangular in form andprovidedupon its longitudinal edges with upstanding, perforated ears 20 arrangedapproximately at the central portion of the plate and disposed at rightangles thereto to receive a pivot bolt 21. For mounting the auxiliaryspring 22, I provide what will beknown as cradle, which includes aplate23 having recessed portions 2 which form the extensions 25projecting outwardly from the longitudinal edges of the plate at eachend thereof and which are provided with suitable openings 26. The plate23 is also provided with perforated ears/27 formed upon the longitudinaledges of the recessed portions 24, midway betweenthexextensioins 25 andare to extend at right angles to the plate and to be arranged forabutting the inner faces 0 13 the ears 20 so that when tbe pivot bolt 21is passed through the ears 20 and 27, it will provide rocking supportfor the cradle,

The auxil iary spring which is indicated bythe numeral-22 ismountedupontheplate 23 and rigidly retained in position by means of the U-bolts 28adapted toembrace the spring 22 and have their ends inserted.thi'ouglrthe openings 26 m the plate and then provided withnuts 29threaded upon theendsof the-bolts 28 to securely retain the spring 22 inposition uponthe plate 23.

In; the'oonstruction described above it will be readily apparent thatshould one of the partsoif my improved auxiliary spring support becomebroken, they carn be readily replaced by newparts and it will also be ap1 parenttha t the supportitself canb'e quickly and readily attaclred toa particular and populartypeoif automobile so 'that the chassisof thesame may be readily converted; into a truck chassis by the attachment of3 this auxiliary spring 22; In applying my improved spring support,there will be no material changes in the regular" construction ofthechassis as it is received from the factory, it being the main object ormy invention 'to provide an auxiliary support for the welt-known type ofchassis to convert the same" into a truck chassis. 1

order to-retain the auxillary spring 22 against anylongitudinal movementwith re-- speet to the cradle,a bolt 30 is extended through the springat ayn'wroximately the central portion thereof and through the center ofthe spring plate 28'. A suitable nutorotherztastening member isattachedto the lower end of thisibolt to securely hold it in position soasto retain the spring any longitudinal movement; What I claim is:

Thecombination,"with anautomobile chassis having a: spring support, of ahearing plate mounted upon the spring support and-provided witlrupturned periiorated ears, a spring} supporting plate having perforatedears disposed in alinement with the ears on the bear ng-plate, a pivotpin extendingthrouglr sald-[ears to provide a pivot for the springsupporting plate, and an aux} 22 against iliary spring carried by thesupporting .plate.

2. The combination, with an automobile chassis having a spring support,of abear- 111g plate mounted upon the spring support,

"Ubolts adaptedto embrace the spring support and having their endsconnectedwith the bearing plate, an auxiliary spring suping platemounted upon. thisspring support,

U-bolts adapted to embrace thespring support and having their endsconnected with the bearing plate to retain said plate in po-r sitionupon the support, perforated ears extendin u awardl from the bearin)late-a springsupporting plate arranged above the.

bearing plate and having perforated ears disposed'inalinement witlrtheears'on' the bearing plate, a pivot bolt extending through said ears toprovide-a pivot forthe spring supporting plate, an den auxiliary springmounted upon the spring plate. H

4. The comblnation, With a brake housmg supporting havin a: s urin sn 3iort carried therein of b '3 7 an" auxiliary spring support mounted uponthespring support, a cradle pivoted upon the auxiliary" spring support,and 1 an I auxiliary spring oarried by the cradle.

5 The combination, With a brake housing having a Tsh aped perch carriedthereby, of-a bearing plate secured to the transverse portion of theporch, a cradle pivoted upon the bearing" plate, and an auxiliary springcarried by thecradle. i

6. The combination ot a brake housing h avinga T-shaped perch carriedthereby of a beaa'ing plate mounted upon the transverse portion, iJbolts adapted-to embrace the perch and have their ends connected by thebearing plate-,- a cradlepivotedupon the bearing plate, and an auxiliaryspring carried by the-cradle.

7. A; device of the class described, including'a T-shaped perch means"for supporting sa d perch, a bearing plate secured to'the transverseportion of the perch, a cradle pivotedupon the bearingplate and an aux--iliary spring carried by the cradle.

8. A ClGVlCG ofthe class descrlbed inel uding. :1 T shaped 'perch abearing plate mounted upon the transverse portion, U bolts adapted toembrace the perch andhaa e their ends connected the" bearing plate,

a cradle pivoted upon thebe'aringpl ate and an auxilrary spring carriedby the cradle.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature; i 7

-- Jonnxrninf

